Sora 2 Video Generator: 10-Second Clips, Fast Renders

About Sora 2

Sora 2 is OpenAI's video model, and this page runs both the standard and Pro tiers across five modes. You can write a prompt, animate a still, or plan a sequence shot by shot and download the frames. Each run shows its credit price before it starts, and the watermark switch is already on.

Five modes sit behind one prompt box. Text to video and image to video use the standard Sora 2 tier and return ten- or fifteen-second clips in landscape or portrait. Pro text to video and Pro image to video use the Pro tier and add a render size control for standard or high output. Pro storyboard is different in kind: you describe each shot separately, give each one a duration, and get back a set of still frames instead of a moving clip.

Pro storyboard is the mode worth learning first. Every shot carries its own description and its own duration, and the running total has to land on exactly ten, fifteen or twenty-five seconds before the form will accept the plan. Output is fixed at 720p and arrives as frames you can preview and download one at a time or all at once. That makes it a planning tool: lock the cut on stills, then spend video credits on the takes you have already approved.

Choose Sora 2 over the model pages beside it when you want the two-tier ladder and the storyboard planner in one place. Veo 3.1 is the page for photographic light and weight. Seedance stretches clips from three to twelve seconds and is built around long multi-shot prompts. Runway keeps a budget Gen-3 tier and can restyle footage you already own. Sora 2 sits between them, with fixed ten- and fifteen-second outputs and a Pro tier that trades credits for a higher render size.

Switching modes keeps whatever you typed but rebuilds every other control. The prompt survives the change, while the duration snaps back to that mode's default of ten seconds on the four video modes or fifteen on storyboard, the result panel empties, and the watermark switch returns to on. Set the mode first and write second; doing it the other way around means rechecking settings you had already settled. On the Pro modes the render size also returns to high, which is the more expensive of the two, so confirm it before you press generate.

Storyboard is the only mode that asks for structure instead of a paragraph. Each shot carries its own line of text, and the field is short enough that one action plus one camera note fills it. The form keeps the running total valid as you work. Press add and the new shot takes whatever seconds are still unallocated; when none are left, it borrows a single second from the longest shot. Change the target length and the whole difference lands on the last shot. Reload the page mid-run and it finds the pending job in your browser and resumes the progress panel.

How Sora 2 works

1. 1

   Choose the tier and the mode

   Standard modes are text to video and image to video; Pro modes are Pro text, Pro image and Pro storyboard. Image modes take a PNG, JPG or WEBP up to 10MB, and storyboard accepts an optional style reference.

2. 2

   Set length, shape and finish

   Pick ten or fifteen seconds and landscape or portrait. Standard modes use a standard or HD quality switch, while Pro modes replace it with a standard or high render size. Leave the remove-watermark switch on unless you want the default mark.

3. 3

   Write for motion, not for looks

   Say what moves, in which direction, and what the camera does. For storyboard, write one line per shot and keep the durations adding up to ten, fifteen or twenty-five seconds. Press generate; the credit total is shown first.

What Sora 2 is best for

• Character-led short scenes

  One subject, one room, one readable action inside ten seconds. The fixed length forces a clean beginning and end, which is what short-form feeds reward.

• Product handoffs and demos

  Show an object passing between two pairs of hands, or opening on camera. One still plus a line about the movement is usually enough to get there.

• Storyboard approval before spend

  Turn a fifteen- or twenty-five-second sequence into stills, share them for sign-off, then write the approved shots into a video mode.

• Vertical social cutdowns

  Portrait output at ten seconds fits Reels, TikTok and Shorts without a second framing pass. Check the watermark switch before anything goes to paid placement.

Sora 2 at a glance

Model

OpenAI Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro

Modes

Text to video, image to video, Pro text to video, Pro image to video, Pro storyboard

Clip length

10 or 15 seconds; storyboard totals of 10, 15 or 25 seconds

Aspect ratio

Landscape or portrait

Quality controls

Standard or HD on Sora 2 modes, standard or high render size on Pro modes, 720p fixed on storyboard

Output

MP4 with optional watermark removal; storyboard frames as downloadable stills

Sora 2 FAQ

How much does a Sora 2 run cost?

The price depends on the mode, the clip length and, on Pro modes, the render size. The exact credit total appears next to the generate button before anything is charged, and a run that returns no video is refunded. Plans bundle credits monthly: Starter starts at $4.90 a month with 300 credits.

What is the difference between Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro here?

Standard covers text to video and image to video at ten or fifteen seconds with a standard or HD quality switch. Pro adds a render size control, costs more per run, and unlocks storyboard planning. Both tiers share the page, the lengths and the two aspect ratios.

Can I remove the Sora 2 watermark?

The remove-watermark switch is on by default for the four video modes, so exports leave out the default Sora 2 watermark. Storyboard mode returns still frames rather than video, so the switch does not apply there.

What exactly does storyboard mode produce?

A set of still frames, one per shot, fixed at 720p. You describe each shot and give it a duration, and the total must equal exactly ten, fifteen or twenty-five seconds. You can upload one optional reference image to steer the style, then download frames individually or together.

What can I upload as a reference image?

A PNG, JPG or WEBP file up to 10MB. Image-to-video modes animate it, while storyboard mode uses it only as a style reference. Describe the movement you want rather than the look, because the look is already in the file.

Why will my storyboard plan not submit?

The shot durations have to add up to exactly the target length, so a plan that is a second off is refused rather than rounded. Add a shot to absorb the spare seconds, or shorten the longest one; changing the target length moves the difference to the last shot for you. An empty shot description blocks submission as well. Fill every row, then confirm the total before pressing generate, because the whole plan is sent as one job.